Food and Drink Recipes you know by heart

**Fire Me Boy!** · 11-15-2015, 07:53 AM

What dishes have you cooked so many times you know it by heart? I'm not talking stuff you wing and make up on the spot; I'm talking things you know so well you can replicate with very good consistency every time - so well you could give good instructions and amounts so someone else could replicate with similar results?

Please include the recipe.

Thanks.

**BigMeatballDave** · 11-15-2015, 08:28 AM

Alfredo

1 pint of heavy cream. 1lb of finely grated Parmesan. 1 stick of butter.

Heat cream on medium, add butter. When butter is melted, add cheese. Continue on medium heat stirring almost constantly until mixture is smooth. Enjoy.

kstater · 11-15-2015, 08:49 AM

Biscuits and gravy

2c flour
Tbs baking powder
1/2 tbs salt
1/2 tbs sugar
8 tbs butter
2/3 c milk

1/4 package sausage
Handful flour
Bit of butter
Milk
Salt
Pepper

Make biscuits, put in oven. About time done cleaning up the biscuits turn the cast iron skillet on high and render sausage. Cook gravy. Biscuits done about 2 minutes after gravy is done

**cabletech94** · 11-15-2015, 08:51 AM

I have a holiday sweet and spicy nut mix (go ahead and laugh).

1 container of cashews. I container of peanuts. 16 oz of pecans.
1 egg. 1 cup brown sugar. 2 tablespoons of cinnamon. 1 Teaspoon (and a half) cayenne pepper.

mix well. oven that sombitch at 350 for 20 minutes, stir halfway through. let dry for like an hour. profit.

as I've grown older, I've learned the concept of parchment paper. makes clean up a breeze, and will actually help speed up that hour dry time.

Great Expectations · 11-15-2015, 08:59 AM

Ingredients:
3 Tbs. olive oil
3 3/4 lb. bone-in beef short ribs (6 to 8 pieces)
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
2 celery stalks
2 carrots
1 medium onion ( I like to use a Spanish one)
2 or 3 garlic cloves
1 can tomato paste
3 bay leafs
1/2 bottle of Cabernet

Season beef with salt and pepper and sear all sides in cast iron Dutch oven and remove.

Purée garlic, celery, carrots, and onion. Add salt and put in the bottom of the Dutch oven. Cook for 2-3 minutes, scrape off the bottom and do it again. Add tomato paste and cook for another couple of minutes. Next add red wine and scrape the bottom clean.

Add water to cover the rest of the meat and put in the oven at 350 for 4 hours. Serve over rice.

Fansy the Famous Bard · 11-15-2015, 09:00 AM

Mac and cheese.

2 boxes of noodles. Boil until soft
Dump in strainer to remove excess water.
In bowl add boiled noodles milk and cheese mix.
Stir for... Oh crap I forgot how long to stir. My recipe sucks.

**Perineum Ripper** · 11-15-2015, 09:10 AM

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

Mennonite · 11-15-2015, 09:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac459

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

Do you put the peanut butter and jelly on separately, or do you mix them both together before adding them to the bread? I'm a mixer.

GloucesterChief · 11-15-2015, 09:19 AM

Tomato gravy
Salad shirazi
Caprese salad
White clam sauce
Alfredo sauce
Lasagna

**BigMeatballDave** · 11-15-2015, 09:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac459

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

Hey, dick. What kind of jelly do I use?

**BigMeatballDave** · 11-15-2015, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GloucesterChief

Tomato gravy
Salad shirazi
Caprese salad
White clam sauce
Alfredo sauce
Lasagna

This is far too much detail.

ChiefRocka · 11-15-2015, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mac459

Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches

throw a sliced banana on there.

scho63 · 11-15-2015, 09:39 AM

Lemon water

1 glass of water
1 wedge of lemon
6 ice cubes

Stir well

Serve chilled

Enjoy

Simply Red · 11-15-2015, 09:52 AM

Too many to list.

GloucesterChief · 11-15-2015, 09:53 AM

They are all pretty simple and I don't use measurements.

Tomato gravy:
Tomato Paste
Tomato Puree
Water
Basil
Oregano
Fresh crushed Garlic
Salt
Optional:
Olive oil
Meat

Optional: brown meat in olive oil in bottom of stock pot unless using seafood.

Add first three ingredients to a pot with a 1:1 puree to water and 2:1 puree to paste. Mix well. Add spices to taste. Bring to simmer and cook until desired consistency.

Salad Shirazi
Cucumber
Tomato
Red Onion
Dried Mint
Lime juice
EVOO
Salt and Pepper

Dice veggies and mix. Mix lime juice, mint, and olive oil. Mix veggies and lime juice mixture. Salt and pepper to taste.

Caprese Salad:

Cherry tomatoes
Fresh Mozzarella
Fresh Basil
EVOO
Optional:
Balsamic vinegar reduction.

Slice mozzarella in chunks, halve cherry tomatoes, and pick fresh basil. Mix tomatoes mozzarella, and basil with olive oil. Drizzle with balsamic reduction.

White Clam Sauce

Clams
Clam Juice
Olive oil
Fresh crushed garlic
White wine
Fresh cracked black pepper
Dried basil

Saute garlic in olive oil. Add all other ingredients but clams. Mix well, add clams and cook for about 10 minutes.

Alfredo
Heavy whipping cream
Parmesan Cheese
Pecorino Cheese
Fresh cracked black pepper

Bring whipping cream to near simmer, mix in cheese and stir well to dissolve. Add black pepper

Lasagna

Lasagna noodles
Tomato gravy
Meat
Ricotta
Aged Mozzarella or any other Italian cheese like Provolone or Romano.

Cook lasagna noodles till al dente and brown meat. Layer noodles, tomato gravy, meat, and ricotta till you reach the top of the baking dish. Top with mozzarella. Bake at 400 until cheese is browned.

11-15-2015, 07:53 AM
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11-15-2015, 08:28 AM	#2
BigMeatballDave GBM 8-12-15 Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Dayton, Oh. Casino cash: $10052154	Alfredo 1 pint of heavy cream. 1lb of finely grated Parmesan. 1 stick of butter. Heat cream on medium, add butter. When butter is melted, add cheese. Continue on medium heat stirring almost constantly until mixture is smooth. Enjoy. __________________ 2015 Adopt-a-Chief: Tamba Hali
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11-15-2015, 08:49 AM	#3
kstater Custom User Title Join Date: Jan 2007 Casino cash: $-1603437	Biscuits and gravy 2c flour Tbs baking powder 1/2 tbs salt 1/2 tbs sugar 8 tbs butter 2/3 c milk 1/4 package sausage Handful flour Bit of butter Milk Salt Pepper Make biscuits, put in oven. About time done cleaning up the biscuits turn the cast iron skillet on high and render sausage. Cook gravy. Biscuits done about 2 minutes after gravy is done __________________
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11-15-2015, 08:51 AM	#4
cabletech94 Everything is Awesome!!!!! Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: The Pitt Casino cash: $-1453195	I have a holiday sweet and spicy nut mix (go ahead and laugh). 1 container of cashews. I container of peanuts. 16 oz of pecans. 1 egg. 1 cup brown sugar. 2 tablespoons of cinnamon. 1 Teaspoon (and a half) cayenne pepper. mix well. oven that sombitch at 350 for 20 minutes, stir halfway through. let dry for like an hour. profit. as I've grown older, I've learned the concept of parchment paper. makes clean up a breeze, and will actually help speed up that hour dry time. __________________ Originally Posted by Big Smoke May as well laugh. Otherwise I will probably break shit.
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11-15-2015, 08:59 AM	#5
Great Expectations MVP Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Joplin, MO Casino cash: $10852338	Ingredients: 3 Tbs. olive oil 3 3/4 lb. bone-in beef short ribs (6 to 8 pieces) Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 2 celery stalks 2 carrots 1 medium onion ( I like to use a Spanish one) 2 or 3 garlic cloves 1 can tomato paste 3 bay leafs 1/2 bottle of Cabernet Season beef with salt and pepper and sear all sides in cast iron Dutch oven and remove. Purée garlic, celery, carrots, and onion. Add salt and put in the bottom of the Dutch oven. Cook for 2-3 minutes, scrape off the bottom and do it again. Add tomato paste and cook for another couple of minutes. Next add red wine and scrape the bottom clean. Add water to cover the rest of the meat and put in the oven at 350 for 4 hours. Serve over rice. __________________
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11-15-2015, 09:00 AM	#6
Fansy the Famous Bard I'm with the Banned Join Date: Feb 2009 Casino cash: $-1013560	Mac and cheese. 2 boxes of noodles. Boil until soft Dump in strainer to remove excess water. In bowl add boiled noodles milk and cheese mix. Stir for... Oh crap I forgot how long to stir. My recipe sucks. __________________ Hi.
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11-15-2015, 09:10 AM	#7
Perineum Ripper Supporter Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $-970458	Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
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11-15-2015, 09:19 AM	#9
GloucesterChief MVP Join Date: Jan 2013 Casino cash: $-1863546	Tomato gravy Salad shirazi Caprese salad White clam sauce Alfredo sauce Lasagna
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11-15-2015, 09:39 AM	#13
scho63 Politically Incorrect Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Casino cash: $-790000	Lemon water 1 glass of water 1 wedge of lemon 6 ice cubes Stir well Serve chilled Enjoy __________________ *"The only difference between sex for free and sex for money is that sex for free costs you a WHOLE LOT more!"* ~Redd Foxx~ ~~2018 2019 2020 20212022 2023~~ 2024 Adopt a Chief - Clark Hunt and Brett Veach "The men who drafted Patrick Mahomes"
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Simply Red You Sweetie! Join Date: Sep 2005 Casino cash: $2021206219 VARSITY	Too many to list.
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11-15-2015, 09:53 AM	#15
GloucesterChief MVP Join Date: Jan 2013 Casino cash: $-1863546	They are all pretty simple and I don't use measurements. Tomato gravy: Tomato Paste Tomato Puree Water Basil Oregano Fresh crushed Garlic Salt Optional: Olive oil Meat Optional: brown meat in olive oil in bottom of stock pot unless using seafood. Add first three ingredients to a pot with a 1:1 puree to water and 2:1 puree to paste. Mix well. Add spices to taste. Bring to simmer and cook until desired consistency. Salad Shirazi Cucumber Tomato Red Onion Dried Mint Lime juice EVOO Salt and Pepper Dice veggies and mix. Mix lime juice, mint, and olive oil. Mix veggies and lime juice mixture. Salt and pepper to taste. Caprese Salad: Cherry tomatoes Fresh Mozzarella Fresh Basil EVOO Optional: Balsamic vinegar reduction. Slice mozzarella in chunks, halve cherry tomatoes, and pick fresh basil. Mix tomatoes mozzarella, and basil with olive oil. Drizzle with balsamic reduction. White Clam Sauce Clams Clam Juice Olive oil Fresh crushed garlic White wine Fresh cracked black pepper Dried basil Saute garlic in olive oil. Add all other ingredients but clams. Mix well, add clams and cook for about 10 minutes. Alfredo Heavy whipping cream Parmesan Cheese Pecorino Cheese Fresh cracked black pepper Bring whipping cream to near simmer, mix in cheese and stir well to dissolve. Add black pepper Lasagna Lasagna noodles Tomato gravy Meat Ricotta Aged Mozzarella or any other Italian cheese like Provolone or Romano. Cook lasagna noodles till al dente and brown meat. Layer noodles, tomato gravy, meat, and ricotta till you reach the top of the baking dish. Top with mozzarella. Bake at 400 until cheese is browned.
Posts: 13,283